Re: stabilizing HPX170 when shooting from vehicle

You're going to get the bumps unless you have a very smooth road or you drive on a track. Those bumps are going to translate to the camera unless you have someone where a steadicam rig and they are moving with the bumps. My advice is to put the camera on a bean bag or bunch of towels. Make sure it's stable enough so it won't bounce around. Point and drive. if it's too bumpy, you can smooth it out in FCP's smoothcam.

Bottom line is there is usually a reason why really expensive equipment is really expensive. And there's a reason why low budget productions look low budget. You have to face the facts.

I was on a shoot today that got canceled because they didn't want to pay for the proper equipment. After 45 minutes of messing around, they realized that they weren't going to get what they wanted. Reschedule for tomorrow at 9am with the right gear. Time wasted. Schedules re-arranged. Money still spent.


-trevor ward
Red Eye Film Co.
www.redeyefilmco.com
orlando, fl